[SEL] OT (Maybe) - Home Workshops & Equipment

edd payne edsingns at winsoft.net.au
Mon Feb 14 14:27:37 PST 2005


Well said Reg.I feel the same.Most days I make something for me or somebody
else's engine.Most of these things are one offs and it is very satisfying
when the job is done and work's.
EDD PAYNE
PO BOX 364 GULGONG
New South Wales  AUSTRALIA 2852
0263742387
edsingns at winsoft.net.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Reg Ingold" <randmingold at hotkey.net.au>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:15
Subject: Re: [SEL] OT (Maybe) - Home Workshops & Equipment


> I have kept out on this up till now but, after reading Leroy's
> comments..................
> I got into this hobby 'one handed' and that was the wrong hand too, as I
am
> a left hander.
> Every step I have made has been a challenge. And I enjoyed each step.
> My workshop is where I spend most of my time.
> I decide way back that I needed all the help good machines would give me.
> The cost was not great compared to the help they have given me and, when I
> need to part with them, the resale value will make the owning, well worth
> while.
> My machines are all a bit modified to allow me to use them better.
> Each day I look forward to producing something new, and I get the joy of
> having produced something to the best of my ability.
> No way am I out to prove anything. I make for my enjoyment.
> I consider myself to be one of the luckiest people as I have the chance to
> do what I choose.
> The first piston, gear, etc.etc. were all major steps forward for me and
> when I had beaten each challenge, I felt good.
> The truth is, for me, my shop is my existence. Making things is what it is
> all about for me.
> When I can no longer do these things, life wont be worth while.
> So far, I am having a ball.  <G>
>
> Moral?  Get in there and enjoy doing YOUR thing!
> Reg & Marg Ingold.
> Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
> randmingold at hotkey.net.au
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter A Forbes" <diesel at easynet.co.uk>
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] OT (Maybe) - Home Workshops & Equipment
>
>
> > On Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:21:03 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > >Gday
> > >    Well I hope it is not to late to get into this thread...
> >
> > Never too late, leroy, always nice to hear from you again.
> >
> > <snipped interesting post>
> >
> > You probably hit it on the nail when you said that you don't need all
the
> fancy
> > stuff, and enjoying it is as important as having the machinery there in
> the
> > first place.
> >
> > As I am a bit older than you, I am 'trying' to look ahead for something
to
> keep
> > me quiet in my retirement, while perhaps earning a small income from it
as
> well.
> >
> > >PS my most important item in the work shop is my hacksaw!!!!!  BTW  who
> > >out here is left handed? and has anyone else ever heard of a left
handed
> > >pencil?
> >
> > I am ambidextrous in many things, can play cricket or tennis right or
left
> > handed, but generally mostly right handed otherwise. Being a diesel
> mechanic it
> > was always very useful to be able to use both hands on spanners etc in
> awkward
> > places. The two boys are one of each hand, eldest was left handed and
> youngest
> > right handed.
> >
> > Never heard of handed pencils before...
> >
> > Peter
> >
> > --
> > Peter & Rita Forbes
> > Email: diesel at easynet.co.uk
> > Web: http://www.oldengine.org/members/diesel
> >
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